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02/09/2014

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Roy Harvey
Mon, Feb 10, 2014 4:47 AM

Note: Last night CTBirds delayed delivery of messages for hours so we
have some Saturday reports that only arrived overnight.

From Sarah Faulkner:
02/09/14 - Collinsville yard -- For just the second time this year, a
single, shy Pine Siskin at the feeder Sunday morning.

From Ed Dettore:
02/09/14 - (West?) Hartford, Reservoir 6 -- 2 SNOW GOOSE

From Ray Belding with Deb Bishop:
02/08/14 - West Hartford, Reservoir 6 -- 2 Snow Geese, 2 Northern
Pintail.
Windsor Locks, Bradley Airport, east side where snow is being dumped
-- 41 Snow Buntings

From Kevin McGrath:
02/09/14 - Stratford, Birdseye Boat Ramp -- finally located a Snowy
Owl in the distance hunkered down in the marsh across the river.

From Dan Rottino:
02/09/14 - East Haddam yard -- FOX SPARROW for the 4 the consecutive
day in a row, one or two each day.

From Robert Dixon:
02/09/14 - Sterling yard -- YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (1f), RUSTY
BLACKBIRD (8).

From Russ Naylor:
02/09/14 - Lake Zoar, Housatonic River above Stevenson Dam, west of
Oxford & Southbury, east of Newtown and Monroe -- 1 PM; 1 Peregrine
Falcon, 2 immature Iceland Gulls, 1 immature Glaucus Gull.

From Donna Caporaso:
02/09/14 - Stratford -- white morph Rough-legged Hawk on Lordship Blvd
just before the fork that turns off toward the Airport/Long Beach.  I
have seen the bird in that area several times.

From Scott Besade:
02/08/14 - New London, Thames River, Bentley Creek -- Lesser Scaup 12.

From Glenn Williams:
02/08/14 - Southbury -- The Mew Gull was not seen for the three hours
that I was present in Southbury Saturday.  Denise Jurnigan was there
before me and Russ Naylor was there when I left.  Present were a
Glaucous Gull, two Iceland Gulls.  Off nearby Cassidy Road, there was
a White-crowned Sparrow, a mangy coyote eating a vole in the same spot
as last weekend, and a raccoon high in a crab apple tree gorging
itself.

From Russ Smiley:
02/08/14 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 4:30 PM; Snowy Owl seen
from Cedar Island platform.  Rough-legged Hawkin area, too.

From Bill Yule with CT River Museum's Eagle Watch boat tour:
02/08/14 - Connecticut River, between Joshua's Rock, Lyme and Ayer's
Point, Old Saybrook -- 17 sub-adult Bald Eagles, 5 Adult Bald Eagles.

Note: Last night CTBirds delayed delivery of messages for hours so we have some Saturday reports that only arrived overnight. From Sarah Faulkner: 02/09/14 - Collinsville yard -- For just the second time this year, a single, shy Pine Siskin at the feeder Sunday morning. From Ed Dettore: 02/09/14 - (West?) Hartford, Reservoir 6 -- 2 SNOW GOOSE From Ray Belding with Deb Bishop: 02/08/14 - West Hartford, Reservoir 6 -- 2 Snow Geese, 2 Northern Pintail. Windsor Locks, Bradley Airport, east side where snow is being dumped -- 41 Snow Buntings From Kevin McGrath: 02/09/14 - Stratford, Birdseye Boat Ramp -- finally located a Snowy Owl in the distance hunkered down in the marsh across the river. From Dan Rottino: 02/09/14 - East Haddam yard -- FOX SPARROW for the 4 the consecutive day in a row, one or two each day. From Robert Dixon: 02/09/14 - Sterling yard -- YELLOW-BELLIED SAPSUCKER (1f), RUSTY BLACKBIRD (8). From Russ Naylor: 02/09/14 - Lake Zoar, Housatonic River above Stevenson Dam, west of Oxford & Southbury, east of Newtown and Monroe -- 1 PM; 1 Peregrine Falcon, 2 immature Iceland Gulls, 1 immature Glaucus Gull. From Donna Caporaso: 02/09/14 - Stratford -- white morph Rough-legged Hawk on Lordship Blvd just before the fork that turns off toward the Airport/Long Beach. I have seen the bird in that area several times. From Scott Besade: 02/08/14 - New London, Thames River, Bentley Creek -- Lesser Scaup 12. From Glenn Williams: 02/08/14 - Southbury -- The Mew Gull was not seen for the three hours that I was present in Southbury Saturday. Denise Jurnigan was there before me and Russ Naylor was there when I left. Present were a Glaucous Gull, two Iceland Gulls. Off nearby Cassidy Road, there was a White-crowned Sparrow, a mangy coyote eating a vole in the same spot as last weekend, and a raccoon high in a crab apple tree gorging itself. From Russ Smiley: 02/08/14 - Madison, Hammonasset State Park -- 4:30 PM; Snowy Owl seen from Cedar Island platform. Rough-legged Hawkin area, too. From Bill Yule with CT River Museum's Eagle Watch boat tour: 02/08/14 - Connecticut River, between Joshua's Rock, Lyme and Ayer's Point, Old Saybrook -- 17 sub-adult Bald Eagles, 5 Adult Bald Eagles.